Lake, MS

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Lake, Mississippi

Lake, Mississippi, in Scott county, is 50 miles E of Jackson, Mississippi (center to center) and 171 miles N of New Orleans, Louisiana. There are an estimated 408 people in the town.

The People and Families of Lake

In Lake, about 46% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Lake had a median family income of $40,833.

Lake Housing

Approximately 79% of housing in Lake is owner-occupied.

Commuting

In Lake, 97% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	50 miles E of Jackson, Mississippi (center to center)
Nearest Large City	171 miles N of New Orleans, Louisiana
County	Scott
Standard Zip Codes	39092
Phone Area Codes	601
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	32.343
Longitude	-89.328

Station	FOREST 3 S
Distance	9.2 miles
Jan Temp	34 to 57 F
Apr Temp	50 to 77 F
Jul Temp	69 to 91 F
Oct Temp	51 to 78 F
Annual Precip	61.9 inches

Station	NEWTON EXP STN
Distance	14.4 miles
Jan Temp	33 to 55 F
Apr Temp	49 to 75 F
Jul Temp	69 to 92 F
Oct Temp	49 to 77 F
Annual Precip	57.5 inches

Station	PHILADELPHIA 1 WSW
Distance	31.4 miles
Jan Temp	34 to 55 F
Apr Temp	51 to 75 F
Jul Temp	70 to 91 F
Oct Temp	50 to 77 F
Annual Precip	58.7 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	408	100%
Male	189	46.3%
Female	219	53.7%
Under 18	110	27%
18+	298	73%
65+	55	13.5%
Median Age	34
Average Family Size	3.31
White	181	44.4%
African-American	225	55.1%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	2	0.5%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	0	0%
Median Family Income (1999)	$40,833
Population In Poverty	88	21.6%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	404
Growth	-4
Growth %	-0.99%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	57.3%
US/American	13.7%
Irish	9.5%
English	7.6%
Scotch-Irish	5.2%
French Canadian	3%
African	1.5%
Dutch	0.9%
Scottish	0.6%
German	0.6%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Lake	408	$40,833
Decatur	1,426	$37,115
Forest	5,987	$29,767
Hickory	499	$29,286
Montrose	127	$36,667
Newton	3,699	$32,527
Sebastopol	233	$47,500

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